espn is great too. third and finally what is really driving consumer spending, here is a head-turner, oddest one of all. your home. yep, the real strength is coming from people fixing their homes. for instance, the home improvement stores. that's how lowe's, low, boy, how long has it been? they blew away the numbers this morning. and remember, lowe's has been left in the dust, in the doghouse by home despot. it is not at the expense of home depot. both are doing terrifically as people begin to spend money on their homes again. now we have to puzzle over this. if homes are so bad, why are people spending money on them? because they think for once in five years their houses might be going up in value. it has to be. you don't throw good money after bad. in fact, it looks like housing may actually become a serious driver of the u.s. economy this year. and no less than warren buffett is saying as much. now i know the oracle thought housing was going to turn last year. whoa! [ buzzer ] and also never applied